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Over the past few weeks the idea for a Vampire RPG has been forming in my mind,and I was interested in finding out if anyone might be interested in participating.

I would need about a dozen PCs and PCs would not be allowed to play as vampires,although they may in the length of the narrative be turned.
Players would be allowed to create any sort of "Real world" character they wish (Priest,Cop,Rock Star,Homeless Guy.Waitress...you name it you can be it) and create up to three NPCs to aid there PC.
I would GM and also "play the part" of the lead Vampire (Trust me I'd be quiet fair).
The twist would be that one PC (selected by random) would be the head vampires confident/aid...he/she would be working with me to kill off/transform other PCs,but... none of the PCs would know the identity of the "Vampire Confidant"...so the PC another Pc allies with just may be leading them to their doom/setting them up.
The idea is to pit you all against one another and the head vampire...and believe me..discovering the identity of who is the Vampires confident won't be an easy one as false clues will be set up and the PC who seems to be the fiends aid...may or may not be....and of course..one may find themselves becoming a vampire as well...or simply find themselves dead.

Can you pick the right allies and destroy the head vampire and his minions...or will you become just one more victim of a thousand years of thirst.

So,would anyone be interested in such a cat and mouse/who can you trust RP?

I've got a basic outline in mind and if I can get enough interested people I'll flesh the whole game out.

Hmmm... i like it

But somehow in my mind it looks like cluedo

And what would happen if you turn? Can you kill other participants? Or is it done then?

sillyboy wrote:Hmmm... i like it

But somehow in my mind it looks like cluedo

And what would happen if you turn? Can you kill other participants? Or is it done then?

A Pc who is turned could hide the fact he's been turned from other PCs if they choose to and attempt to kill them.
They could also reveal they have turned and attempt to kill other PCs...but the other PCs would of course be attempting to hunt them/kill them..
..And of course a turned PC just might decide they wish to destroy the head vampire as well.

Okay then pm me when you decide to get it up.

Should i be a priest, who has dedicated his life to rid the earth of the children of the darkness?
Or a bum..... Options....

This will require some thinking......

What kind of vampires are they?

silly boy wrote:Okay then pm me when you decide to get it up.

Should i be a priest, who has dedicated his life to rid the earth of the children of the darkness?
Or a bum..... Options....

This will require some thinking......

What kind of vampires are they?

Think Vampire the Masquerade/with a bit of Anne Rice style vampires...no sparklepires here.

Also,I'm thinking that PCs will start with no knowledge of the existence of Vampires,they will simply be aware that some strange murders have occurred in their city..but I may perhaps allow one random PC to have prior knowledge of Vampires..

EDIT:..

As for the Vampire weaknesses..

Inactive during daylight hours of course,and can be killed by sunlight/immolation,beheading and burning the remains,stakes in the heart will incapacitate them...but if the stake/arrow etc is removed..they will regenerate.

Transformation of PC to vampire requires the PC be drained to the point of death and then be given the vampires blood,a simple bite/drain kills...it won't transform.

Not familiar with vampire the masqurade.

But is it comparable with Underworld (without werewolfs/crossbreeds) Or Blade?

So, no vampire hunting priest

Back to the drawing board.

How will the knowing pc be determined?

silly boy wrote:Not familiar with vampire the masquerade.

But is it comparable with Underworld (without werewolves/crossbreeds) Or Blade?

So, no vampire hunting priest

Back to the drawing board.

How will the knowing pc be determined?

Similar to Underworld type vampires.

I'm basically thinking that I will decide the "Knowing" and the "Confidant" PCs randomly..IE..if 12 people decide to play,I'll roll a die for who gets to be my "Helper" and who is the PC who is "aware".

ah ok, Will think of three chars then, and the dice will decide wich one will become reality.

Huh. I prefer Werewolves/feral vampires.

But I'd be interested in joining, simply because you're here Silly! (Giiif Sniper)

After having you RP in my RP as a sadistic chaos marine following Slaanesh the idea of you controlling an RP through the view of a 'head vampire' is utterly scary.

I would like to know though, is a character with only one arm allowed. He would have no legs and be missing an arm, but the remaining arm would be so diesel that he could flick a cinder block into orbit. He's also a homeless waiter who moonlights as a rocking priest on the police force.

Seriously though Fitzz, you're beginning to scare me already.

ghosty wrote:Huh. I prefer Werewolves/feral vampires.

But I'd be interested in joining, simply because you're here Silly! (Giiif Sniper)

Ghosty likes me .....

NO!!!!! what have i done wrong!!! *cries*

Forgive me for not reading much, but I don't like vampires. Ever. Plus there's loads of roleplays out there atm that we should be posting on.

But if I joined.. where did I leave my smiting hammer?

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Forgive me for not reading much, but I don't like vampires. Ever. Plus there's loads of roleplays out there atm that we should be posting on.

But if I joined.. where did I leave my smiting hammer?

Not liking vampires.

I'm dissapointed dark

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Forgive me for not reading much, but I don't like vampires. Ever. Plus there's loads of roleplays out there atm that we should be posting on.

But if I joined.. where did I leave my smiting hammer?

This sounds like a mafia game with a narrative behind it rather than a plain RP.

halonachos wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Forgive me for not reading much, but I don't like vampires. Ever. Plus there's loads of roleplays out there atm that we should be posting on.

But if I joined.. where did I leave my smiting hammer?

This sounds like a mafia game with a narrative behind it rather than a plain RP.

If it turns into one of those crappy mafia games, then I'm out and not touching it with a 40ft stick.

You mean a 40k foot stick?

halonachos wrote:You mean a 40k foot stick?

So..... much win....!!!

/joke

Hmm...Not exactly sure what a "Mafia game" is...
I'm considering a possible "Re-vamp" (pun intended) of my initial idea...perhaps something more in the line of Vampire the Masquerade/Underworld,in which PCs could play as Vampires,Werewolves or Hunters..

Think that might work better ?

@ Nachos...

No need to fear my friend...I like you.

A mafia game is when you have a bunch of players and give some of them roles while others are plain people. The roles in a traditional mafia are 'wiseguys' who know who the other 'wiseguys' are and try to eliminate the other players without being eliminated themselves. Then there's usually one or two players who act as 'detectives' and can investigate characters to see if they're a 'wiseguy' or not. Its a democratic game where each player can cast a vote to kill a player and the role of the person killed is revealed. 'Wiseguys' can murder another player as well, think of it as a game of Clue but the murderer can murder the other players.

Its a game that had its phase here on Dakka before the rash of 'choose A or B' RPs.

halonachos wrote:A mafia game is when you have a bunch of players and give some of them roles while others are plain people. The roles in a traditional mafia are 'wiseguys' who know who the other 'wiseguys' are and try to eliminate the other players without being eliminated themselves. Then there's usually one or two players who act as 'detectives' and can investigate characters to see if they're a 'wiseguy' or not. Its a democratic game where each player can cast a vote to kill a player and the role of the person killed is revealed. 'Wiseguys' can murder another player as well, think of it as a game of Clue but the murderer can murder the other players.

Its a game that had its phase here on Dakka before the rash of 'choose A or B' RPs.

Aha..I see,well...that's not exactly the type of games mechanics I was working on...although I suppose it might contain similar elements in that the player picked as confident would be free to deceive/entrap/manipulate other PCs (though they would have to be clever about it or risk discovery).

That's why it reminded me a bit of a mafia game, either of your ideas could work out well and it just depends on the player's ability to deceive others in one case.

halonachos wrote:That's why it reminded me a bit of a mafia game, either of your ideas could work out well and it just depends on the player's ability to deceive others in one case.

I'm going to continue to mull this one over,I've got some good ideas...but executing them may get garbled..I'd want game play to go as smooth as possible and not get overly bogged down in to much confusion..
...More to come.

FITZZ wrote: Hmm...Not exactly sure what a "Mafia game" is...
I'm considering a possible "Re-vamp" (pun intended) of my initial idea...perhaps something more in the line of Vampire the Masquerade/Underworld,in which PCs could play as Vampires,Werewolves or Hunters..

Think that might work better ?

@ Nachos...

No need to fear my friend...I like you.

I think I love you Fitzz

I will smite you all. Inquisition, anyone?

I am currently working on a rpg set in the 40K universe with vampires using the new WoD system, only snaggs hit so far is how much time it is taking to write up the background for the world and some weaponary specific to the 40K universe ie Plasma and bolt weaponary.

I am up for it definately

Seems fun... a chance to be untrustworthy and murderous...

Also Sillyboy, the hobo part is always mine

Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:I am up for it definately

Seems fun... a chance to be untrustworthy and murderous...

Also Sillyboy, the hobo part is always mine

I believe that I already called the one armed hobo waiter.

i'm up for this
it sounds really good.

Call the mad cleric/priest

Nuh-uh, I am Falco, the ninja ex-hobo

halonachos wrote:
I would like to know though, is a character with only one arm allowed. He would have no legs and be missing an arm, but the remaining arm would be so diesel that he could flick a cinder block into orbit. He's also a homeless waiter who moonlights as a rocking priest on the police force.

See, I called it.